Tag Archives: chocolate

Yubari Melon Kit Kat GIVEAWAY

Posted on May 5, 2011 by superhappyawesome

If you follow us on Twitter/Facebook, then you probably know that Sean just got back from a trip.  What you may not know is that he brought back these fabulous new Kit Kats–the Yubari Melon! Amusingly enough,  he didn’t actually … Continue reading →

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Engrish of the Week! Happy Friday!

Posted on April 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Ah, my favorite kind of Engrish–spelled correctly, grammatically passable, and yet, just…wrong. I love the tone on this, it makes me think of some disappointed baker somewhere saying, “Well, it’s

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Day 3: Getting back to “normal”, and White Day During Hard Times

Posted on March 14, 2011 by superhappyawesome

In Japan, many cell phones are equipped with earthquake alarms that are activated 5 to 10 seconds ahead of tremors. The sound of 30-40 all going off at once in the teacher’s room this afternoon was possibly one of the … Continue reading →

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スタバックス！

Posted on February 16, 2011 by superhappyawesome

As you can probably tell, I enjoy seeing how American companies express themselves on foreign soil. As much as I love seeing what insanity McDonald’s has come up with next, Starbucks is also a great source of tasty and interesting … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

It started on Thursday. Girls started appearing in the Teachers’ room with enormous shopping bags filled with smaller cellophane bags of homemade sweets. At first I thought they were trying to get a jump on the situation— perhaps bringing their … Continue reading →

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Mikan Kit Kats!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Welcome to the first installment of what is to become a regular feature of this blog: Kit Kat Reviews! I’m a bit crazy for different flavors of Kit Kats, and I want to share this joy with the world. There … Continue reading →

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